This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for http://www.worldviewtravel.com.
Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we have agreed to
disclose our information practices. We have agreed to advise you of:
- what personally identifiable information is collected from you through our web site;
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the organization collecting the information;
- how the information is used;
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with whom the information may be shared;
- what choices are available to you regarding
collection, use and distribution of your personally identifiable information;
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the types of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or
alteration of information under our control; and
- how you can correct any inaccuracies
in the information.
If you feel that we are not abiding by our posted privacy policy, you should contact
us at request@worldviewtravel.com.
We use personally identifiable information about you to improve
our marketing and promotional efforts, to statistically analyze site usage, to improve
our content and product offerings and to customize our site's content, layout, and
services. We believe these uses allow us to improve our site and better tailor it
to meet our users' needs.
Worldview Travel is the sole owner of the information collected
on our website. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways
different from what is disclosed in this statement. We collect information from
our users at several different points on our website.
In order to purchase products offered through our website, a user
must first complete a registration form. As part of this Registration Form, a user
will be required to give their contact information (name, address, phone number
and email address), as well as financial information (a valid credit card number
and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to complete
a transaction. If we have trouble processing an transaction, this contact information
is used to get in touch with the user. It is optional for the user to provide demographic
information (such as income level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as social
security number), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience
on our site.
Whenever you provide sensitive information (for example, a credit
card number), we will take reasonable steps to protect it, such as encrypting your
card number. We will also take reasonable security measures to protect your personal
information in storage.
To serve you faster and with better quality, we use "cookies"
technology. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a user's hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally
identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser,
the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the
user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while
on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. Cookies
can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the
experience on our site.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for
example, advertisers, strategic partners). However, we have no access to or control
over these cookies.
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track
user's movement, and gather broad demographic information (e.g., age, income, online
shopping preferences) for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners
and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify
any individual person.
We use an outside financial institution to process credit card
payments. This institution does not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable
information for any secondary purposes. Additionally, we will forward certain personally
identifiable information (name, address) to vendors (airlines, hotel, car rental
company) from whom you have purchased products or services. Except for the foregoing,
we will not share any personally identifiable information with any third parties.
Our website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that
we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage
you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each
and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by Worldview Travel on this website.
From time-to-time our site will request information from users
via surveys or contests conducted by us. Participation in these surveys or contests
is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose
this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as
name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, income
level). Survey information will be used solely for purposes of monitoring and/or
improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
We are proud of our commitment to protecting your privacy online.
We value your trust in us and will work hard to earn your confidence so that you
can enthusiastically use our services and recommend us to friends and family. When
users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected
both online and off-line.
When our registration form asks users to enter sensitive information
(such as credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected with
the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online,
we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of
our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted
in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job
(for example, a customer service representative) are granted access to personally
identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers
when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password
to re-gain access to your information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date
on our security and privacy practices. Every month, as well as any time new policies
are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place
on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers' information is protected.
Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept
in a secure environment, behind a locked cage.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, you
can send an email to request@worldviewtravel.com.
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and
username. Established members will occasionally receive information on products,
services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our
users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please
see our choice and opt-out below.
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such
as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires to be a member of our service,
we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal
data provided to us. This can usually be done at the member information page or
by emailing our Customer Support.
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their
information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where
we ask for the information. For example, our registration form has an "opt-out"
mechanism so users who utilize our services, but don't want any marketing material,
can keep their email address off of our lists.
Members who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional
materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying
to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at
request@worldviewtravel.com.
Users of our site are always notified when their information is
being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed
choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party,
or not.
Due to the rapidly evolving technologies on the Internet, we may
occasionally revise or update this policy. All revisions will be posted to this
site. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our
Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use
it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to
use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at
the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have
a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner.
We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information
was collected.
We welcome comments and questions on this policy. We are dedicated
to protecting your personal information, and will make every reasonable effort to
keep that information secure. Should you have any questions, concerns or comments
regarding our privacy policy, send an e-mail to us at
request@worldviewtravel.com.
